Manikandan

Developer by profession, explorer at heart 🌿

Building apps with @MaPaInfinity
Love nature, travel & trekking.

One step at a time.

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Hahaha imagine escaping to Mars and still getting a Slack notification 😭😂

That README skill actually sounds useful! Especially when the codebase keeps changing and the documentation gets left behind 😅

I've been maintaining project-specific instructions and development standards, but I haven't explored reusable skills as much as I should.

And you're right about prompting 😂 Sometimes I spend more time explaining what NOT to change than explaining the actual task.

I'll check out https://t.co/gm61bUFEoj. Thanks for sharing that! 😁

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Unpopular opinion 😅

Not every message needs an immediate reply.

Sometimes we're working, spending time with family, or just enjoying a little peace.

But some people take a late reply personally 😂

What do you think? Is replying late disrespectful, or are people expecting too much these days? 👀

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Hahaha even on Mars we'll probably get notifications eventually 😭😂

I've been using Cursor Pro+ with Composer and Grok, depending on the task. I use ChatGPT more for planning, architecture and thinking through tricky problems.

And omg yes 😂 You ask AI to fix one bug and suddenly it's refactoring half the project 😭

One thing that's helped me is keeping instructions really specific: what to change, what NOT to touch, and asking it to inspect the existing code before making changes. For bigger tasks, I ask for a plan first.

I'm still learning too 😅 Haven't explored all the skills stuff properly yet. What have you been trying with them?

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Hey Andy! No worries at all 😁 Really appreciate the offer!

I'll send you a few screenshots in DM. We recently added Chinese support, but I haven't had much feedback from native speakers yet, so it'd be really helpful to know if anything sounds unnatural or confusing 😅

And looking forward to seeing MeaningGlide when it's ready! 🙌

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Mars sounds good until they install Slack and Teams there too 😭😂

I use AI quite a lot actually 😅 ChatGPT for brainstorming, architecture and reviewing ideas, and Cursor for coding and debugging.

But I still review the changes, test things and make the final decisions. AI can move fast, but it can also confidently break something that was working perfectly 😂

And yeah, there's always another model, another tool, another update. Keeping up feels like a second job sometimes 😭

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Good morning ☀️🌿

Some mornings I wake up with 10 plans in my head… and spend the first 20 minutes wondering which one to start 😂☕

Anyway, one thing at a time. No need to figure out the whole day before breakfast 😅

How's your morning going?

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Hahaha hardcore introverts trying to survive in a world that wants everyone connected 24/7 😭😂

And yeah, the AI race is crazy. Sometimes I feel like by the time I learn one new tool, three more have already launched 😅

I don't think there's even a finish line anymore lol. Do you use AI much in your work, or are you trying to keep some distance from it?

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@buildwbhoomika Exactly 😁 It's the difference between doing something because you want to and doing it because someone expects you to.

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@swSalim @X Haha the waiting for SEO part is probably the hardest 😂

I'm also figuring out how to get people to discover what I build. Curious, are you targeting very specific search keywords for those sites, or just publishing and seeing what picks up?

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Hey @X, let's meet some new people here! 👋😁

I'm a developer building my own apps alongside a full-time job.

Would love to connect with developers, indie makers, startup founders, and anyone building something interesting.

What are you working on these days? 😁

#BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #LetsConnect

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@aniqatc And the irony is I'm a software developer complaining about technology moving too fast 😭😂

I love what technology makes possible, but sometimes I just want a quiet evening without 20 notifications 😅

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@launchwhasmik That sounds less like a recommendation and more like a warning 😂😭

Okay, I'll finish my work first... otherwise you'll be responsible for my unfinished bugs 🤣

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@aniqatc Hahaha wrong era indeed 😂😭

Imagine telling someone 20 years ago that one day we'd have to apologise for not checking a tiny screen for 3 hours 😭😂

Sometimes I miss the days when being offline was just normal 😅

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@aniqatc Haha now I've got one person waiting for the iOS version 😂😁

Thank you Aniqa! Really appreciate it ❤️ And I'll be looking forward to your updates too. Hope we both have some good news to share soon! 😁

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@aniqatc Exactly 😂 Sometimes I feel like phones have made us available 24/7 without anyone actually asking if we wanted that 😭

And the funny part is, we reply after a few hours and suddenly have to explain where we disappeared to 😂

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Haha you caught me 😂 I complain about debugging after work, but somehow I still open my laptop every evening 😭

And yes, iOS is definitely in my plans! Just taking things slowly because I'm funding everything myself for now 😅

Going viral would be a dream haha, but even getting a few people to genuinely use the app would make me happy.

And 2 years isn't nothing! 😁 Hope things work out with your role. Looking forward to your updates!

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@Jing69712168 😂 Imagine being Russell and Moore that day. You're supposed to examine someone, but somehow you're the ones getting a lesson in philosophy 😭

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Building MaPa Money 💸🇮🇳

An offline, privacy-first personal finance app for Android. Track expenses, accounts, credit card bills, loans and repayments, all without connecting your bank or uploading financial data.

Already live on Google Play! 😁

https://t.co/D7EIr2L2sm

Would love some honest feedback from anyone who gives it a try! 🙌

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

@ClaudeBindels Oh wow, just a couple of days away! 😁 Those final finishing touches always seem to take longer than expected haha 😂

All the best with the launch, Claude! Looking forward to seeing LAUD go live 🙌

[Manikandan @mapa1293]

Oh nice! 😁 Then we're both figuring out the founder journey, just from different sides haha 😂

Visibility is actually one of my biggest struggles right now. Building the app was hard enough, but getting people to discover it is a whole different challenge 😅

Wishing you the best with LAUD! When are you planning to launch?